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Too many players make the mistake of setmining too often preflop. In this video you will learn what to consider BEFORE calling that small pocket pair. SplitSuit teaches us to consider stack sizes, who the open-raiser is, what our position is, and who the players left to act are. These are all very important but are often times overlooked by newer players. Use this video to get rid of -EV setmines in your game and increase your winrate.
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Calculating the set mining odds required to play small pocket pairs profitably against certain ranges of hands. Finding a magic number for the odds that you should look to get, if you are purely set mining.
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Set-mining is a powerful poker strategy move that you learn in just three minutes. It's great for beginner and intermediate players because it takes a lot of the guesswork out of playing low and medium pocket pairs. Set-mining refers to calling a raise with a pocket pair, with the main intention of trying to flop three of a kind.
A set is another name for three of a kind and when you flop one, it's an opportunity to get paid big. The idea is, if your opponent raised with a big hand like pocket aces, it's going to be really tough for them to fold on a board that looks so safe. Set-mining is great for beginner and intermediate players because it makes your decisions on the flop really simple: If you don't flop a set you can shut down, if you do, try to get paid.
When you get more experienced you'll realize that just because someone raises, it doesn't mean they always have a premium hand. And when you start calling with pocket pairs in position you'll learn that you don't always need to flop a set to win the pot.
Sometimes your opponent will have raised with two big cards and will miss the flop completely. When you're in position with a pocket pair you can make your opponent fold overcards by betting, or get to the river and showdown the best hand.
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How to win with small pocket pairs in poker?
You may ask how difficult can playing small pocket pair be? You try to enter the game for cheap, wait for a set on a flop and grab the entire stack of your opponent.
But it’s not all that simple. Before training may our trainees made serious mistakes while playing small pocket cards from twos to sixes.
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I answer 3 questions about studying and playing 3bet pots, improved cbetting through better understanding of range/board interaction and set mining.
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"Planning" is the next big step up from basic starting hand selection when it comes to preflop strategy.
• Starting hand selection = choosing to play hands that are generally profitable from certain positions.
• Planning = thinking about all the possible outcomes of different plays based on your starting hand, players left to act after you, logical reactions from them (and how you'd react to those), and position... then making the play with the set of greatest +EV outcomes.
Planning obviously takes a bit more effort than straightforward starting hand selection, but that's why it's a more profitable approach to preflop play. Furthermore, with practice the entire process will become instinctive anyway.
Preflop planning is basically a more advanced (and more profitable) form of starting hand selection. So instead of just looking at your cards and position, preflop planning includes thinking about how the hand could play out in different situations, and whether you can profit from those situations.
You could just call it "thinking ahead", but hand planning and preflop planning are the more commonly used terms.
Although this is titled as Preflop Planning, this video could easily be described as a video guide to playing before the flop in Texas Hold'em. SplitSuit covers all aspects of preflop strategy, including; opening, cold calling, set mining, raising, 3betting, 4betting, and there's even a dash of 5betting. All of these topics are covered using actual hand histories in the hand replayer.
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Spend three minutes right now learning to float the flop in order to set up a sweet bluff on the turn in the latest Poker Strategy Power Moves video. Good fundamentals are important in poker but there are tons of special poker moves you can use to win more money.
These days when a player raises before the flop, you can count on them making a continuation bet on the flop almost all the time. Because most starting hands miss the flop about two out of three times, you can catch those players continuation betting with really weak hands. Floating refers to calling their continuation bet on the flop with the intention of winning the pot by bluffing later in the hand.
To float the flop successfully, make sure to remember these three things:
#1 – Floating the flop works better when you're in position because you can pick up on your opponent's weakness if they check to you on the turn.
#2 – This move is designed for heads-up pots so don't bother trying it if you're up against more than one opponent.
#3 – You'll win more pots with this move if you use it against weaker players because they're less likely to bet again on the turn and the river.
To float the flop successfully it's really important to know your opponent. Look for players who are opening a lot of pots and continuation betting every flop. A lot of players know they should be aggressive but have a hard time going beyond a preflop raise and one continuation bet.
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I show you how to filter in your PokerTracker 4 database for set mining hands where you called the 3bet. This is an eye-opening filter that may show you where you're making mathematically incorrect calls preflop with small to medium pocket pairs (22-99).
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In this video New Team Gripsed Pro Alex Fitzgerald aka Assassinato breaks down why keeping the betting lead is so essential to win at poker, and how Sorel Mizzi used this tactic to become a pokerstar.
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From a $5-$5 NL game a player raises with 52 and hit trips on the turn on an ace high board vs another player with AK. His bet sizing is too small and doesn't set himself up for max value.
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Paul Phua’s followers sometimes ask his advice on poker strategy. Watch this video to discover Paul Phua’s answers on everything from pocket pairs and suited connectors to bankroll size.
Where do you get your advice on poker from?
Paul Phua: Well l can tell you, over the course of my poker career – it’s eight years now, you know – nobody really gave me advice on staying calm, or not tilting. They know l might be better than them in that department! But l do get a lot of tips, l learn a lot from asking players about certain hands. And with a few – one or two – closer ones, over drinks sometimes we would talk about poker strategy in our game.
Are there any poker videos you would recommend?
Paul Phua: The one that is very fascinating is the WSOP Main Event, you know? You can learn a lot from watching the pros play those hands. Sometimes l watch it and, say, “Oh yeah, l have encountered a situation like this before, and l played that hand badly, l should have played it this way!” Also, you know, you have videos on cash games on YouTube, on certain channels or on certain poker sites, which are very useful, like ‘Poker After Dark’ in the US. I myself find it very helpful. It helps with my game, a lot.
And now some questions asked by your followers. How do you play small pocket pairs?
Paul Phua: I would not give a certain set of patterns to play that style of hands, you know. Generally people go set mining with a small pair, but sometimes if you are on the button and the small and big blind are amateur players who you think you are superior to, you can raise with a low small pair, too. Even in the cut off. It all comes back, for me, it all comes back to who am l playing against. If I play against a pro l will not raise pocket fives in this spot. But if l play against an amateur player l might raise with pocket fives in that spot.
Under the gun with medium suited connectors, what do you do?
Paul Phua: l would say 99% of the time it’s either raise or fold for me. But l would go… most of the time l would raise, l would open with that hand. Also it depends how many handed game it is. Let’s say it is a 10-handed game, a nine-handed game, it’s all right to fold 8-9 suited under the gun, sometimes.
So would you ever limp UTG with medium suited connectors?
Paul Phua: You see, nowadays, the modern game is such that you don’t find many people limping in early position, you know, it’s either fold or raise. The game has evolved to that stage, and l think it’s right, you know. If you limp in and then there’s two callers, it’s like 90% of the time someone behind will make a big raise, and you cannot see the flop. Which is like wasting money.
Is there any way to tell from a raise whether a player has AK or a big pair?
Paul Phua: If you play against a pro, never try to guess their hand by their stack size. They mix it up so well. But if you’re playing against amateur players, usually their stack size will give you a hint of what their cards are, you know. Like for example, Ace-King they raise 5X of big blind, or of someone else’s raise. With Aces they will raise 3X of big blind or someone else’s bet size. And if he has Kings, he tends to raise 4X. If he has Aces he tends to raise 2½ X or 3X. In those situations against amateur players, you know, you kind of get a guess of what their card is by their bet size.
Should you play more tightly on a limited bankroll?
Paul Phua: If you are good, you know, and if you have a small bankroll, l think it’s wise to ask people to stake you, so you have a bigger bankroll. Because with a small bankroll it’s very hard to play the game. In certain situations you are pressured, where you can’t play your normal game: you should call but you fold it, because you have not much bankroll left. My advice is try to get a sizeable bankroll for certain games. Then, when you have the amount of bankroll you feel comfortable playing – let’s say three buy-ins instead of two, all right, and 10 buy-ins instead of five for a short-deck game, you know. I think to be comfortable in the game is very important, and that is when you have a nice bankroll.
And if you are amateur players and the money is very important to you, l would advise not to play the game anymore, until you have learned the game from some pros, to a certain level where the pros say, “Ah, now l think you can beat most games!” That’s my advice.
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Follow along with me as I play four tables of 6-max $1000 ($5-$10 blinds, considered high stakes), $600 ($3-$6, considered medium stakes), and $400 ($2-$4, also considered medium stakes) no limit texas hold ‘em. In my training videos, I break down and share my decision making processes.
I discuss numerous poker concepts in this video series, including:
1) Fold Equity. Fold equity is the percentage of hands in our opponent’s range that he will likely fold to our bet. This can be determined by his bet-sizing, his perceived range, whether or not his range is “capped”, the strength of the “line” he takes throughout the hand, previous history with your opponent, etc.
2) How to create dominant positions pre-flop. A dominant position is one where you either:
a) Have position on your opponent with a hand that has his range dominated. i.e. You hold a hand like AKs when his holdings are likely to including a lot of Aces with worse kickers.
b) Have position on your opponent with a lesser hand than his range but with a good handle on his postflop tendencies and betting patterns. In this way we are able to exploit his weaknesses and overcome the deficit created by our weak hand.
c) Be out of position vs. our opponent with a hand that must have his range dominated. This includes slow playing your big pockets pairs, calling OOP (out of position) with AKo, AKs, AQo, AQs, etc.
3) How I use my blockers to correctly time my raises and check-raise bluffs. A blocker simply means a card that reduces the number of combinations of value hands our opponent can have. For example: We have KJ on a Q82 rainbow board. We block KQ, QJ, and KK … all hands our opponent needs to have in his range to be able to continue if faced with resistance. If our opponent only bets ½ pot (a betting pattern tell), we can use this information to either check-raise or raise him with improve fold equity.
4) How to determine when my opponents are three-betting me light (with weak hands or the bottom part of their range). The good players recognize when your range is weak and will attempt to exploit you by re-raising you with weak hands pre-flop. In order to combat this, we must recognize these scenarios and re-raise them with even our weakest holdings.
5) When and when not to set-mine. Set mining means calling with a pocket pair preflop with the hopes our opponent has a big pocket pair, making a set, and taking his whole stack.
6) Plugging pre-flop leaks. What questions I ask myself before making a decision preflop that may put me in a vulnerable position farther down the road.
7) When I give up after raising preflop (multi-way action, board texture, etc.). There are some continuation betting situations where my implied fold equity does not merit wasting another bet in order to win the pot.
8) How to play blind vs. blind scenarios. I enjoy limp-raising preflop from the SB (small blind). I also like to call raises from the BB (big blind) and outplay my opponents postflop using their tendencies and board textures against them.
9) How I induce light squeezes from short-stacks with hands that have their range crushed. Short stackers generally want to get their stack in the middle preflop. Their skill varies greatly, with some professional short-stackers and some who are just taking a shot at a limit above their bankroll.
10) On what board textures my opponents are likely to be waving the white flag after raising preflop. I show you how I exploit my opponents on certain wet (and dry) board textures.
11) How to play when our “range is capped” or vs. an opponent who has “capped their range” (“Capped range” simply means the possible ceiling of the range of hands someone could be holding i.e. one pair, two pair, straight, set, overpair, etc.)
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In this hand we flop bottom set vs two players who show a lot of strength. Even if we are behind we could have the odds to call, what would you do?
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Follow along with me as I play four tables of 6-max $1000 ($5-$10 blinds, considered high stakes), $600 ($3-$6, considered medium stakes), and $400 ($2-$4, also considered medium stakes) no limit texas hold ‘em. In my training videos, I break down and share my decision making processes.
I discuss numerous poker concepts in this video series, including:
1) Fold Equity. Fold equity is the percentage of hands in our opponent’s range that he will likely fold to our bet. This can be determined by his bet-sizing, his perceived range, whether or not his range is “capped”, the strength of the “line” he takes throughout the hand, previous history with your opponent, etc.
2) How to create dominant positions pre-flop. A dominant position is one where you either:
a) Have position on your opponent with a hand that has his range dominated. i.e. You hold a hand like AKs when his holdings are likely to including a lot of Aces with worse kickers.
b) Have position on your opponent with a lesser hand than his range but with a good handle on his postflop tendencies and betting patterns. In this way we are able to exploit his weaknesses and overcome the deficit created by our weak hand.
c) Be out of position vs. our opponent with a hand that must have his range dominated. This includes slow playing your big pockets pairs, calling OOP (out of position) with AKo, AKs, AQo, AQs, etc.
3) How I use my blockers to correctly time my raises and check-raise bluffs. A blocker simply means a card that reduces the number of combinations of value hands our opponent can have. For example: We have KJ on a Q82 rainbow board. We block KQ, QJ, and KK … all hands our opponent needs to have in his range to be able to continue if faced with resistance. If our opponent only bets ½ pot (a betting pattern tell), we can use this information to either check-raise or raise him with improve fold equity.
4) How to determine when my opponents are three-betting me light (with weak hands or the bottom part of their range). The good players recognize when your range is weak and will attempt to exploit you by re-raising you with weak hands pre-flop. In order to combat this, we must recognize these scenarios and re-raise them with even our weakest holdings.
5) When and when not to set-mine. Set mining means calling with a pocket pair preflop with the hopes our opponent has a big pocket pair, making a set, and taking his whole stack.
6) Plugging pre-flop leaks. What questions I ask myself before making a decision preflop that may put me in a vulnerable position farther down the road.
7) When I give up after raising preflop (multi-way action, board texture, etc.). There are some continuation betting situations where my implied fold equity does not merit wasting another bet in order to win the pot.
8) How to play blind vs. blind scenarios. I enjoy limp-raising preflop from the SB (small blind). I also like to call raises from the BB (big blind) and outplay my opponents postflop using their tendencies and board textures against them.
9) How I induce light squeezes from short-stacks with hands that have their range crushed. Short stackers generally want to get their stack in the middle preflop. Their skill varies greatly, with some professional short-stackers and some who are just taking a shot at a limit above their bankroll.
10) On what board textures my opponents are likely to be waving the white flag after raising preflop. I show you how I exploit my opponents on certain wet (and dry) board textures.
11) How to play when our “range is capped” or vs. an opponent who has “capped their range” (“Capped range” simply means the possible ceiling of the range of hands someone could be holding i.e. one pair, two pair, straight, set, overpair, etc.)
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Hero raises UTG in a 6max game with KK, gets 2 callers, and finds a surprise King on the flop. SplitSuit explains what line he would take and how to best maximize the value of this hand against two weaker players.
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In this video we'll explain the five common player types you'll meet at your home game and easy-to-follow strategies that will help you beat them. From ultra-beginners to wannabe poker pros, we'll show you how to crush them all.
First of all, every home game is going to have at least one ultra-beginner. These players might never have played poker before and if they have, they barely remember the hand rankings. To beat the ultra-beginner it's way more effective to make a medium hand or better and bet every street against them. Ultra-beginners will often call without really understanding what they're doing so bluffing them is always a bad idea. One step up the ladder is the poker beginner. Beginners know the hand rankings and understand the mechanics of the game but haven't learned any real strategy.
The best way to beat beginners is to steamroll them with constant pressure. Try to force them out of every hand they're in but be ready to fold your hand if they start playing back at you.
Next up is the intermediate. They've learned some poker strategy and will most often be using a very ABC, tight-aggressive style. Intermediates usually still play too tight, however, so it's still okay to put lots of pressure on them.
Another common character in the home game is the wannabe poker pro. They're probably the most experienced players in the game and they desperately want everyone to know it. You can use their ego against them by making a good hand and playing passively to give them the opportunity to bluff off their stack.
Last but not least is the maniac. This character doesn't really care about winning or losing. All they want is action. Against the maniac you just have to make a good hand, get it in and hope not to get unlucky.
Check out the video and memorize the common player types and how to beat them and you'll be crushing your next home game in no time.
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Poker Training Videos: Crush Cash Games Series
Follow along with me as I play four tables of 6-max $1000 ($5-$10 blinds, considered high stakes), $600 ($3-$6, considered medium stakes), and $400 ($2-$4, also considered medium stakes) no limit texas hold ‘em. In my training videos, I break down and share my decision making processes.
I discuss numerous poker concepts in this video series, including:
1) Fold Equity. Fold equity is the percentage of hands in our opponent’s range that he will likely fold to our bet. This can be determined by his bet-sizing, his perceived range, whether or not his range is “capped”, the strength of the “line” he takes throughout the hand, previous history with your opponent, etc.
2) How to create dominant positions pre-flop. A dominant position is one where you either:
a) Have position on your opponent with a hand that has his range dominated. i.e. You hold a hand like AKs when his holdings are likely to including a lot of Aces with worse kickers.
b) Have position on your opponent with a lesser hand than his range but with a good handle on his postflop tendencies and betting patterns. In this way we are able to exploit his weaknesses and overcome the deficit created by our weak hand.
c) Be out of position vs. our opponent with a hand that must have his range dominated. This includes slow playing your big pockets pairs, calling OOP (out of position) with AKo, AKs, AQo, AQs, etc.
3) How I use my blockers to correctly time my raises and check-raise bluffs. A blocker simply means a card that reduces the number of combinations of value hands our opponent can have. For example: We have KJ on a Q82 rainbow board. We block KQ, QJ, and KK … all hands our opponent needs to have in his range to be able to continue if faced with resistance. If our opponent only bets ½ pot (a betting pattern tell), we can use this information to either check-raise or raise him with improve fold equity.
4) How to determine when my opponents are three-betting me light (with weak hands or the bottom part of their range). The good players recognize when your range is weak and will attempt to exploit you by re-raising you with weak hands pre-flop. In order to combat this, we must recognize these scenarios and re-raise them with even our weakest holdings.
5) When and when not to set-mine. Set mining means calling with a pocket pair preflop with the hopes our opponent has a big pocket pair, making a set, and taking his whole stack.
6) Plugging pre-flop leaks. What questions I ask myself before making a decision preflop that may put me in a vulnerable position farther down the road.
7) When I give up after raising preflop (multi-way action, board texture, etc.). There are some continuation betting situations where my implied fold equity does not merit wasting another bet in order to win the pot.
8) How to play blind vs. blind scenarios. I enjoy limp-raising preflop from the SB (small blind). I also like to call raises from the BB (big blind) and outplay my opponents postflop using their tendencies and board textures against them.
9) How I induce light squeezes from short-stacks with hands that have their range crushed. Short stackers generally want to get their stack in the middle preflop. Their skill varies greatly, with some professional short-stackers and some who are just taking a shot at a limit above their bankroll.
10) On what board textures my opponents are likely to be waving the white flag after raising preflop. I show you how I exploit my opponents on certain wet (and dry) board textures.
11) How to play when our “range is capped” or vs. an opponent who has “capped their range” (“Capped range” simply means the possible ceiling of the range of hands someone could be holding i.e. one pair, two pair, straight, set, overpair, etc.)
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If you missed it, here are three of my most popular episodes:
Episode 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3Wd5QWxJX4
Episode 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELSOGye_SI
Episode 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_OnPZx2aA

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Poker Training Videos: Crush Cash Games Series
Follow along with me as I play four tables of 6-max $1000 ($5-$10 blinds, considered high stakes), $600 ($3-$6, considered medium stakes), and $400 ($2-$4, also considered medium stakes) no limit texas hold ‘em. In my training videos, I break down and share my decision making processes.
I discuss numerous poker concepts in this video series, including:
1) Fold Equity. Fold equity is the percentage of hands in our opponent’s range that he will likely fold to our bet. This can be determined by his bet-sizing, his perceived range, whether or not his range is “capped”, the strength of the “line” he takes throughout the hand, previous history with your opponent, etc.
2) How to create dominant positions pre-flop. A dominant position is one where you either:
a) Have position on your opponent with a hand that has his range dominated. i.e. You hold a hand like AKs when his holdings are likely to including a lot of Aces with worse kickers.
b) Have position on your opponent with a lesser hand than his range but with a good handle on his postflop tendencies and betting patterns. In this way we are able to exploit his weaknesses and overcome the deficit created by our weak hand.
c) Be out of position vs. our opponent with a hand that must have his range dominated. This includes slow playing your big pockets pairs, calling OOP (out of position) with AKo, AKs, AQo, AQs, etc.
3) How I use my blockers to correctly time my raises and check-raise bluffs. A blocker simply means a card that reduces the number of combinations of value hands our opponent can have. For example: We have KJ on a Q82 rainbow board. We block KQ, QJ, and KK … all hands our opponent needs to have in his range to be able to continue if faced with resistance. If our opponent only bets ½ pot (a betting pattern tell), we can use this information to either check-raise or raise him with improve fold equity.
4) How to determine when my opponents are three-betting me light (with weak hands or the bottom part of their range). The good players recognize when your range is weak and will attempt to exploit you by re-raising you with weak hands pre-flop. In order to combat this, we must recognize these scenarios and re-raise them with even our weakest holdings.
5) When and when not to set-mine. Set mining means calling with a pocket pair preflop with the hopes our opponent has a big pocket pair, making a set, and taking his whole stack.
6) Plugging pre-flop leaks. What questions I ask myself before making a decision preflop that may put me in a vulnerable position farther down the road.
7) When I give up after raising preflop (multi-way action, board texture, etc.). There are some continuation betting situations where my implied fold equity does not merit wasting another bet in order to win the pot.
8) How to play blind vs. blind scenarios. I enjoy limp-raising preflop from the SB (small blind). I also like to call raises from the BB (big blind) and outplay my opponents postflop using their tendencies and board textures against them.
9) How I induce light squeezes from short-stacks with hands that have their range crushed. Short stackers generally want to get their stack in the middle preflop. Their skill varies greatly, with some professional short-stackers and some who are just taking a shot at a limit above their bankroll.
10) On what board textures my opponents are likely to be waving the white flag after raising preflop. I show you how I exploit my opponents on certain wet (and dry) board textures.
11) How to play when our “range is capped” or vs. an opponent who has “capped their range” (“Capped range” simply means the possible ceiling of the range of hands someone could be holding i.e. one pair, two pair, straight, set, overpair, etc.)
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If you missed it, here are three of my most popular episodes:
Episode 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3Wd5QWxJX4
Episode 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELSOGye_SI
Episode 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_OnPZx2aA

Learn how to play all the starting hands in No-Limit Texas Hold'em and win more at the poker table.
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Winning at Texas Hold'em starts with the hands you choose to play, and how you choose to play them.
As a beginner it's vitally important to have a game plan for different starting hands and with this cheat sheet you'll lean how to play the main kinds of Texas Hold'em starting hands in just five minutes.
This video crash course explains everything from when to raise and call with pocket aces, when it's okay to fold pocket jacks and queens and which garbage hands deserve a one-way ticket to the dumpster.
Poker is a vastly complicated game so consider this the tip of the iceberg when it comes to learning how to play all the different starting hands in different positions and situations.
But, especially as a beginner, it's essential to lay a solid foundation of knowledge before you move on to fancier strategies. If you're playing in home games or low-stakes online and live, following these basic rules will pay off with more wins and less tricky situations that will cause you to make mistakes.
There are tons of ways to win big pots and lots of different hands you can do it with so check out our five-minute Texas Hold'em Starting Hand Cheat Sheet video and get started today.
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The Judge ordered that Ivey and his gambling partner Cheng Yin Sun repay over $10 million they won playing Baccarat in 2012. The Borgata accused Ivey and Sun of using "edge-sorting" to turn the odds in their favor and said it was a breach of New Jersey state gambling laws.
This week the Judge agreed. But he also said that Ivey and Sun will not have to repay the roughly $250,000 in comps they received as a result of their high-stakes gambling.
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Poker Training Videos: Crush Cash Games Series
Follow along with me as I play four tables of 6-max $1000 ($5-$10 blinds, considered high stakes), $600 ($3-$6, considered medium stakes), and $400 ($2-$4, also considered medium stakes) no limit texas hold ‘em. In my training videos, I break down and share my decision making processes.
I discuss numerous poker concepts in this video series, including:
1) Fold Equity. Fold equity is the percentage of hands in our opponent’s range that he will likely fold to our bet. This can be determined by his bet-sizing, his perceived range, whether or not his range is “capped”, the strength of the “line” he takes throughout the hand, previous history with your opponent, etc.
2) How to create dominant positions pre-flop. A dominant position is one where you either:
a) Have position on your opponent with a hand that has his range dominated. i.e. You hold a hand like AKs when his holdings are likely to including a lot of Aces with worse kickers.
b) Have position on your opponent with a lesser hand than his range but with a good handle on his postflop tendencies and betting patterns. In this way we are able to exploit his weaknesses and overcome the deficit created by our weak hand.
c) Be out of position vs. our opponent with a hand that must have his range dominated. This includes slow playing your big pockets pairs, calling OOP (out of position) with AKo, AKs, AQo, AQs, etc.
3) How I use my blockers to correctly time my raises and check-raise bluffs. A blocker simply means a card that reduces the number of combinations of value hands our opponent can have. For example: We have KJ on a Q82 rainbow board. We block KQ, QJ, and KK … all hands our opponent needs to have in his range to be able to continue if faced with resistance. If our opponent only bets ½ pot (a betting pattern tell), we can use this information to either check-raise or raise him with improve fold equity.
4) How to determine when my opponents are three-betting me light (with weak hands or the bottom part of their range). The good players recognize when your range is weak and will attempt to exploit you by re-raising you with weak hands pre-flop. In order to combat this, we must recognize these scenarios and re-raise them with even our weakest holdings.
5) When and when not to set-mine. Set mining means calling with a pocket pair preflop with the hopes our opponent has a big pocket pair, making a set, and taking his whole stack.
6) Plugging pre-flop leaks. What questions I ask myself before making a decision preflop that may put me in a vulnerable position farther down the road.
7) When I give up after raising preflop (multi-way action, board texture, etc.). There are some continuation betting situations where my implied fold equity does not merit wasting another bet in order to win the pot.
8) How to play blind vs. blind scenarios. I enjoy limp-raising preflop from the SB (small blind). I also like to call raises from the BB (big blind) and outplay my opponents postflop using their tendencies and board textures against them.
9) How I induce light squeezes from short-stacks with hands that have their range crushed. Short stackers generally want to get their stack in the middle preflop. Their skill varies greatly, with some professional short-stackers and some who are just taking a shot at a limit above their bankroll.
10) On what board textures my opponents are likely to be waving the white flag after raising preflop. I show you how I exploit my opponents on certain wet (and dry) board textures.
11) How to play when our “range is capped” or vs. an opponent who has “capped their range” (“Capped range” simply means the possible ceiling of the range of hands someone could be holding i.e. one pair, two pair, straight, set, overpair, etc.)
........................................­........................................­........................................­...........
If you missed it, here are three of my most popular episodes:
Episode 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3Wd5QWxJX4
Episode 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELSOGye_SI
Episode 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_OnPZx2aA

In this hand review from the $300/$600 game at the Wynn Macau I share strategies you can use to optimize your bet sizing in poker.
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Poker Training Videos: Crush Cash Games Series
Follow along with me as I play four tables of 6-max $1000 ($5-$10 blinds, considered high stakes), $600 ($3-$6, considered medium stakes), and $400 ($2-$4, also considered medium stakes) no limit texas hold ‘em. In my training videos, I break down and share my decision making processes.
I discuss numerous poker concepts in this video series, including:
1) Fold Equity. Fold equity is the percentage of hands in our opponent’s range that he will likely fold to our bet. This can be determined by his bet-sizing, his perceived range, whether or not his range is “capped”, the strength of the “line” he takes throughout the hand, previous history with your opponent, etc.
2) How to create dominant positions pre-flop. A dominant position is one where you either:
a) Have position on your opponent with a hand that has his range dominated. i.e. You hold a hand like AKs when his holdings are likely to including a lot of Aces with worse kickers.
b) Have position on your opponent with a lesser hand than his range but with a good handle on his postflop tendencies and betting patterns. In this way we are able to exploit his weaknesses and overcome the deficit created by our weak hand.
c) Be out of position vs. our opponent with a hand that must have his range dominated. This includes slow playing your big pockets pairs, calling OOP (out of position) with AKo, AKs, AQo, AQs, etc.
3) How I use my blockers to correctly time my raises and check-raise bluffs. A blocker simply means a card that reduces the number of combinations of value hands our opponent can have. For example: We have KJ on a Q82 rainbow board. We block KQ, QJ, and KK … all hands our opponent needs to have in his range to be able to continue if faced with resistance. If our opponent only bets ½ pot (a betting pattern tell), we can use this information to either check-raise or raise him with improve fold equity.
4) How to determine when my opponents are three-betting me light (with weak hands or the bottom part of their range). The good players recognize when your range is weak and will attempt to exploit you by re-raising you with weak hands pre-flop. In order to combat this, we must recognize these scenarios and re-raise them with even our weakest holdings.
5) When and when not to set-mine. Set mining means calling with a pocket pair preflop with the hopes our opponent has a big pocket pair, making a set, and taking his whole stack.
6) Plugging pre-flop leaks. What questions I ask myself before making a decision preflop that may put me in a vulnerable position farther down the road.
7) When I give up after raising preflop (multi-way action, board texture, etc.). There are some continuation betting situations where my implied fold equity does not merit wasting another bet in order to win the pot.
8) How to play blind vs. blind scenarios. I enjoy limp-raising preflop from the SB (small blind). I also like to call raises from the BB (big blind) and outplay my opponents postflop using their tendencies and board textures against them.
9) How I induce light squeezes from short-stacks with hands that have their range crushed. Short stackers generally want to get their stack in the middle preflop. Their skill varies greatly, with some professional short-stackers and some who are just taking a shot at a limit above their bankroll.
10) On what board textures my opponents are likely to be waving the white flag after raising preflop. I show you how I exploit my opponents on certain wet (and dry) board textures.
11) How to play when our “range is capped” or vs. an opponent who has “capped their range” (“Capped range” simply means the possible ceiling of the range of hands someone could be holding i.e. one pair, two pair, straight, set, overpair, etc.)
........................................­........................................­........................................­...........
If you missed it, here are three of my most popular episodes:
Episode 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3Wd5QWxJX4
Episode 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELSOGye_SI
Episode 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_OnPZx2aA

"Confusing Poker Hands Reviewed (INVERSE 4)" full video download and extras at: http://www.thepokerbank.com/videos/splitsuit/inverse-4/
The hand histories in this INVERSE video were submitted by a player from the ThePokerBank facebook page, just like the hands in SplitSuit's HH Review 1 video. All of the hands are from $4NL FR NLHE (the hands have been converted to show $100 stacks, but the hands were originally $4NL).
As with all the INVERSE videos, there is no set theme here. Instead, all of the hand histories replayed are from awkward spots that another online player wanted to have reviewed. Chances are that you'll find some of the plays and situations familiar, or hopefully that's going to be the case anyway.
A handful of topics and situations covered include:
- Playing multi-way pots both in and out of position. (hand 3, hand 7, hand 9)
- Playing out of position with TPGK. (hand 2, hand 3)
- Getting check-raised on the flop with AA. (hand 5)
- Set mining with small pocket pairs. (hand 7)
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